The Shield Note
Trametes versicolor · Apothecary
Shield Note - Turkey Tail Grow Block
Thin colorful fans for tea, not a pan.
$37.00
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Grown for a daily tea
Turkey tail grows as thin, zoned fans that you dry and brew. It will not look like a grocery mushroom and you should not fry it. If you want a daily tea from a block you grew, this is the one.
Small opening, then weeks. Full steps and the brew are on How to grow.
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30 day coverage for contamination and a block that is not alive. Fans can take longer than kitchen kinds.
Living product. Start within 7 to 10 days, or keep the unopened bag in the fridge. Never the freezer.
30 day grow promise. If it does not grow, we make it right.
One kind per bag. Read the sticker before you cut. Full steps are on How to grow.
Grown for
A daily tea
How you use it
A daily cup you brew
First harvest
3 to 6 weeks
Temperature
65 to 75 F
How it fruits
Slits or open top; thin brackets
Expected yield
Clusters of colorful fans
Flavor
Earthy, slightly bitter tea
Difficulty
Easy, patient
The facts
About turkey tail
Timeline
Fans often take 3 to 6 weeks. Keep spraying. The 30 day promise covers a living, clean block. The fans can take longer than an oyster.
As tea
People keep turkey tail as a regular cup. It is not a skillet. It is not a treatment. Ask your doctor if you take medicine.
Worth knowing
The rings of color are how you know it. One of the most common forest fans. Bright and flexible is ready. Soggy or algae green is not.
Food and tea. Not medicine. The FDA has not reviewed this.
See how to grow this block · Not sure which mushroom? See the guide.
Why this one
Before you add it to cart
Pick the fans while they still bend and the colors are bright, then dry them until they snap.
Not a start here block. The wait is the work.
The full steps for every species, including the ones that need an open top, a cold night, or a sealed bag, live on How to grow. Use this page to decide if you want this mushroom. Use that page when the box is on your counter.
See how to growFood and tea. Not medicine. The FDA has not reviewed this.
Harvest
Clear rings, still flexible. Algae green or soggy fans are compost.
After you pick
Keep misting. It often makes more small fans until the block is spent.
In the kitchen
Dry the fans. Brew. Strain. Ginger is a good partner.
Recipe
Turkey tail and ginger
1. Dry the fans until they are brittle. 2. Simmer a small handful with three coins of ginger in 4 cups of water for about 50 minutes. 3. Strain. Drink warm.
If something looks wrong
Only white fuzz
More air and light. Open the bag further.
Green on the fans
Too much sun plus standing wet. Move it.
Nothing in 30 days
Can be slow. White and sweet smelling is still alive.
